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RFC 1122 - 3.3.1 Routing Outbound Datagrams

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### 3.3.1 Routing Outbound Datagrams

The IP layer chooses the correct next hop for each datagram it sends. If the destination is on a connected network, the datagram is sent directly to the destination host; otherwise, it has to be routed to a gateway on a connected network.

3.3.1.1 Local/Remote Decision
3.3.1.2 Gateway Selection
3.3.1.3 Route Cache
3.3.1.4 Dead Gateway Detection
3.3.1.5 New Gateway Selection
3.3.1.6 Initialization

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Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia
RFC 1122 - 3.3.1 Routing Outbound Datagrams